Bridgeport Sound Tigers Season Preview

By Steve Feldman

October 9th, 2002

Welcome back for the second season of Bridgeport Sound Tigers hockey. The defending AHL Eastern Conference Champions are ready to take the ice and expand on last season’s success. This year sees a lot of new faces coming into town to team up with some fan favorites from last year. In the following you will find the 2002-2003 Sound Tigers schedule, the current promotional schedule, transactions, current roster, and a look at the first weekend’s games.

UPCOMING GAMESFriday, October 11, 2003 @ Binghamton SenatorsThis is the inaugural season for the Senators. This game could be a battle of goaltenders with Rick DiPietro who backstopped the Sound Tigers to the Calder Cup Finals last season and Mathieu Chouinard who backstopped Grand Rapids last season to the second best defensive season in AHL history.

Saturday, October 12, 2002 vs. Norfolk AdmiralsThe Admirals will be in town and should have with them the first ever French born player drafted by an NHL team, rookie forward Yorick Treille (Chicago ’99), will match up against the Sound Tigers Raffi Torres who broke out last year in the playoffs with 17 goals.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONSSaturday, October 12, 2002 – Magnetic Schedule and the Sound Tigers will be raising the Championship Banners.